The Impact That Divorce Has On Children

This week I decided to study the impact that that divorce has on children. I found an article that was written by the Marriage and Religion Research Institute titled “The Effects of Divorce on Children. This is a topic that I have always been very interested in especially due to the recent increase in the divorce rate. This article talks about the millions of American children who suffer from the divorce of their parents.

This article goes on to explain why divorce has a negative affect on children and families. The growth rate of divorce is almost unrecognizable. We have all heard of many couples who decide to stay together for the sake of their children. Does this article prove that point?

I really liked how they talked about how the effect of divorce on children’s hearts, minds and souls ranges from mild to severe. Every child will be affected in some way by their parent’s divorcing, and for the most part it is negative. When a child’s parents get divorced, they usually experience a weakened parent-child relationship. This is a time when children feel confused and alone.

In this article, they were able to find that children who belong to divorced parents receive less emotional support and practical help from their parents. They have a decrease in affection and academic behavior. I found it very interesting that it has been proven that divorce is proven to diminish the frequency of the worship of God and other spiritual practices.

Something that I found very interesting was how they discussed the fact that divorce in parents leads to a decline in children’s ability to trust their parents. Something that I have personally learned over time and through personal experiences, is that when parents get divorced, there are usually children who will take the “favorite” parent’s side. It can be very toxic when parents talk badly of their prior spouse and their children’s parent because the children automatically feel that way and believe everything that their parent says about the other parent.

This research has shown that children’s cognitive development can change dramatically when divorce comes into their lives. It is shown that social skills and psychological behaviors can diminish, and they can often experience a lack of self-confidence.

I loved reading this article because I loved being able to have hard evidence supporting what I believed. I have always felt that divorce is a very hard thing for every party that is experiencing it. This article helped me to see all the things that may happen to children due to their parents getting divorced.

Reading these articles helps me to strengthen my love and testimony of the Plan of Salvation. Heavenly Father has made it possible for us to be with our family for all eternity. Our families are the biggest blessing that we have in this life and I think we need to really ponder the effect that they have on our lives.


Citations: 

Fagan, P. F., & Churchill, A. (2012). The effects of divorce on children. Marri Research, 1, 1-48.

https://marri.us/wp-content/uploads/The-Effects-of-Divorce-on-Children.pdf

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